Allies seize Krithia stronghold as Gallipoli pushes forward
Across war front reports describe Allied capture of Krithia on the Gallipoli peninsula. French airmen dropped bombs on Beebruggs and Bruge, while Austro German forces push along the Galicia front driving Russians back toward Lviv.
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Navy gunboat ordered to Port-au-Prince by Caperton
The gunboat Eagle at West Indian ports was sent to Port au Prince Haiti at the request of Admiral Caperton. Alexander B Hagner former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in the District of Columbia died in Washington. The States Relations Service created a major bureau within the Agriculture Department for farmers cooperative work. President Wilson refused an interview with General Felipe Angeles. Panama Canal government reorganization planned with Maj Gen Goethals to retire November 1. War and Navy lack of notice on Culebra Cut slide report believed exaggerated. Secretary Lansing avoids Haitian policy discussion and denies or confirms policy shift rumors.
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Prohibition in Alabama and World News Highlights
State wide prohibition begins in Alabama. Wheat in Oklahoma crop report shows $0 condition. Newport arrives at Hilo amid world events. Woodrow Wilson Day celebrated at Panama Exposition. Fifteen Annapolis midshipmen face arrest and suspension for hazing. Beatrice Mundy Smith murder verdict sentencing in London. Newark Ohio burglary incident with mistaken guests. DL&W declares 2 1 4 per cent dividend. Germany rains aid crops but dreath persists. Marie Wanamaker wed to Gurnee Munn in Philadelphia. US submarine H 3 reported safe near Point Sur. East Canonsburg tin plate plant adds mill and hires 1000. Huerta refuses to lead revolution from El Paso. Chinese Commerce Commission to sail for China. Big Sunday Creek Coal to quit Ohio operations for West Virginia focus. Benny Kauff fined and suspended by President Gilmore. Garter wins third straight Metropolitan Golf title. Johnny Evers returns with three hits against Giants. Cornell wins varsity eight in Poughkeepsie. Stanford, Syracuse, Columbia, Pennsylvania follow.
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French Chamber Debates Four Under-Secretaries of War Bill
A bill in the French Chamber of Deputies seeks the appointment of four Under-Secretaries of War to head new departments. Parliament in New Zealand passed a war loan bill of 50 million dollars to cover Kiwi war efforts to June. Lord Mersey held Lusitania inquiry hearings in London. Prudential Assurance subscribed 15.5 million to a British war loan. France ordered 1,000 portable huts from Switzerland for soldiers. England and Sweden agree on 10 000 bales monthly American cotton. Martial law may be proclaimed as Welsh coalfield strikers threaten action.
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Germans Drive Through Poland as War Expands
General von Mackensen's forces push north into Galicia and Poland at about five miles daily. Berlin reports heavy Russian losses as Austro German units advance toward the Vistula and Bug, with Warsaw civilians warned of possible German occupation. In Italy, Austrian and Italian lines clash along the Tyrol and Carnia fronts with continued artillery and infantry actions.
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Russian Front Stares at Potential Defeat Amid German-Austrian Push
London reports that the Austro German advance threatens a decisive Russian defeat unless Entente forces launch a strong diversion on the Italian or western fronts. British observers warn Russia may be unable to resist near Warsaw and Galicia as supply lines fade and railways degrade.
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Germans Drive Breakthrough in Le Pretre Forest Front
German forces push on the western front forcing French withdrawal from trenches over a 1500 yard front. about one battalion and several guns, plus thousands of prisoners, fall to the Kaisers troops. Paris says gains were smaller than Berlin claimed amid heavy, fruitless assaults. Allied fighting around Seddul Bahr costs about 10,000 British casualties.
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Advance of Italian forces on Isonzo front continues
The Advance of the Italian forces on the Isonzo front continues slowly but with some gains daily. The Austro Hungarian defense stiffens and endures. British field commanders abandon hope of a spring offensive per front-line officers. القي
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Air raid belittled as Harwich raid reported
British Admiralty states that Berlin’s Harwich air raid is hardly worth recording. A German seaplane and aircraft appeared off Harwich, flying high, and were pursued and driven off by British aircraft.
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German Schooner Captured After Narrow Channel Attempt
A French torpedo boat seized a large German sailing vessel off Calais. The captured ship and crew were taken to Blanc Nez. The incident notes the German skipper's risky attempt to pass the Channel's narrowest point amid patrolled waters.
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J P Morgan Shot By Crank
Frank Holt a former Cornell German instructor shot J P Morgan at his Long Island estate. Holt claimed to act to stop munitions exports and was arrested after the attack with dynamite and revolvers found in his possession. Morgan was wounded in the groin and a second bullet struck near the thigh.
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Berlin Talks With Germany Delays Lusitania Note
Preliminary exchanges between the United States and Germany on submarine warfare and the Lusitania incident delay the German reply. Diplomats aim to craft an informal formula acceptable to both sides, hoping to form a basis for a settlement. Ambassador Gerard and German diplomats have held several discussions.
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World News in Condensed Form Roundup
Milan Marquis Cusani Confaloneri promoted to lieutenant in the Savoy regiment. London German War Ministry forms a special committee to supervise the cotton industry. Harlingen U S cavalrymen pursue forty Mexicans who crossed the border and killed two men near Lyford. Amsterdam U 30 submarine raised with one crewman dead after 36 hours underwater. Mexico City reports wholesale confiscation of private and foreign property amid rioting waning. Paris Queen Helena of Italy auctions Rome lottery tickets for Red Cross. Budapest finance minister reports war loan subscriptions at 1.12 billion crowns. Rome William Marconi visits Milan area in engineer uniform amid factory federations. New York dynamite bomb damages Police Headquarters basement entry on Centre Street.
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State wide Jersey items build booms reported
A survey of New Jersey communities notes church fund drives and school events across Burlington Gloucester and Ocean counties. The state Y M C A and Sunday School associations plan conventions with local picnics rallies and repairs.
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